Greetings Submariners, I've just joined Rum Ration and would like to add this.

These are some of the shipmates I remember from my time on Onyx 1975 - 1980. Please feel free to comment/add any others for this period. I was fortunate that during my time in boats never to have served on a "bad" one but I will say that Onyx was definitely top of the pile, happy memories indeed.

Yes. He's a Pompey Native. Left Onyx to go on his Knife and Fork Course. After I left Onyx I had about six months inboard in the SM1 Control Workshop then joined Orpheus in Greenock refit. Les was the S/Lt WEO. He finished up a LtCdr in either CWTA and/or ARE Portland. After I left the Pusser in late 1992, I worked for Babcock as a Project Weapons Manager in Rosyth. Les used to come up with his team for Trials (and let me buy all the beer!!!!!).

Yes. He's a Pompey Native. Left Onyx to go on his Knife and Fork Course. After I left Onyx I had about six months inboard in the SM1 Control Workshop then joined Orpheus in Greenock refit. Les was the S/Lt WEO. He finished up a LtCdr in either CWTA and/or ARE Portland. After I left the Pusser in late 1992, I worked for Babcock as a Project Weapons Manager in Rosyth. Les used to come up with his team for Trials (and let me buy all the beer!!!!!).

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My boss on the Walrus was a CEA Les Smith, as I said a little bloke neatlly trimmed set, I left the Walrus late '77 Les had a domestic and left mid '77, if its the same one he was a cracking bloke

My boss on the Walrus was a CEA Les Smith, as I said a little bloke neatlly trimmed set, I left the Walrus late '77 Les had a domestic and left mid '77, if its the same one he was a cracking bloke

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Greetings Sharkey, yes same Guy. I was in a similar sitch to Les. I joined Orpheus not long after my own domestic!! Funnily enough there was quite a few of our Senior rats in similar straits but being a civvy shipyard we had oodles of LA and Subsistence and oh my word, the place was full of available clacker...............
Towards the end of refit or early in the commission, Les got back with his Ex and last I heard was still living in Waterlooville.

Hydraulic burst, we hit the roof, I go in to mop up, bit of roughers so we're rolling about, I'm sliding from one side of the grot to the other clutching a bucket and rag, covered in the stuff, it still holds a special place in my heart

(After your time on her but I was among those welcome-homers at Blockhouse when the ONYX, finally - another dit another time, berthed after returning from Corporate. IIRC Frenchy Moinet was one of the cheer-leaders. Not quite the same publicity fanfare as some of the skimmers received but a cracking shampoo reception anyway.)

Several names are familiar but have you joined the Submariners Association? If not then try an all round look at the Association's website at Submariners Association as you may well find a few of those whom you've named there.

I'll tote your list around locally and update you in slow time if there's any news of those peeps you've listed.

Meanwhile Get a bit of background reading in by scanning the rest of the Submariner's Threads here. Plenty of the usual S/M dits but many of the names/places have been changed to protect the innocent...:wink: